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PENSIONS PAYABLE OUTSIDE NEW ZEALAND AT 31st MARCH, 1947

SUMMARY OF PENSION PAYMENTS

WAR PENSIONS APPEAL BOARD The following summarizes the operations of the War Pensions Appeal Board during the year with respect to appeals under war pensions and related legislation :

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Class of Pension. War, 1914-18. War, 1939-45. Total. Ex-members of Forces — Permanent 860 66 926 Temporary 9 236 245 Wives and parents of ex-members : Temporary dependants 95 9 104 of members Widows 218 142 360 Other dependants 165 16 181 Totals 1,347 469 1,816

— Payments made in Total. London. Australia. Canada. South Africa. Foreign Countries. New Zealand. Total payments to 31st March, 1946 Payments, 1946-47 .. Total payments to 31st March, 1947 £ 1,548,415 92,675 £ 1,124,023 43,346 £ 71,531 8,164 £ 13,975 930 £ 17,297 1,502 £ 43,946,471 3,972,496 £ 46,721,712 4,119,113 1,641,090 1,167,369 79,695 14,905 18,799 47,918,967 *50,840,825 * Includes £6,760,482 in respect of war pensions in connection with the 1939-45 war and £8,369 to members of the Emergency Reserve Corps.

— War, 1914-18. War, 1939-45. War Pensions and Allowances (Mercantile Marine) Act, 1940. War Veterans. Totals. Appeals outstanding at 31st March, 1946 Appeals lodged, 1946-47 28 136 383 1,509 6 9 411 1,660 Total to be dealt with 164 1,892 6 9 2,071 Appeals upheld, 1946-47 Appeals dismissed, 1946-47 Appeals withdrawn or struck out, 1946-47 34 78 15 597 731 217 3 3 3 1 1 637 813 233 Total disposed of 127 1,545 6 5 1,683 Appeals outstanding at 31st March, 1947 Percentage upheld 37 26-7 347 38-6 50-0 4 60-0 388 37-8